Body Fix (did this work in Dec 2019)
The body is fixed by a number of bolts down both sides of the car, as well as a number on the subframe. The side fixing points need to be drilled out from under the car and it was quite an awkward job, a four point lift would have made the job much easier.
Side mounts
Rear subframe
Rear cross frame
Oil Cooler & Oil filter
The pipework connecting the oil cooler and oil filter to the engine was mocked up using cheap flexible pipe, using these as a template I had the final oil pipes manufactured from really nice and much more expensive material.
Once the tinware on the engine was in place, and it didn't originally fit, taking a few hours of filing and adjustment to get it all on, I did a dummy fit on the tray that sits below the engine. I needed to get this in place before I did a final fix in position of the oil cooler pipes and as expected it didn't fit and needed some "adjustment".
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| Final piece of tinware fitted and lower engine tray clamped in place prior to adjustment |
Once "adjusted I did the final fit of the tray using a seal from a T25 Van rather than the seal supplied which being much smaller and more rigid didn't give the final seal that I wanted. All fits well, but I have removed it to give me better access to the engine bay for fitting the fuel pipes and wiring.
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| Van seal on the left original seal on the right |
The oil pipes and filter assemblies were fitted to the subframe by drilling out and fixing using Rivnut fitting,
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| Oil filter mounted onto rear subframe |
Final Fix of the coil pack
I had to adjust the original bracket to lift the coil back away from the engine tray. Once modified I painted it black to match the coil pack.
Before adjustment
After adjustment
Wiring Loom
I have started to pull the wiring loom through the car.I going to have to add additional working on for a number of items, this list may grow, but for now its as below:
- Heated seats
- Music
- Immobiliser
- USB chargers
- Electric heater
